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(No Model.)

J. WRIGHT.

' WHISK BROOM'HOLPER. f No. 372.835.- Patented Nov. 8,1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT rrrcn.

JOHN wnicn'r, oniioosIoK FALLS, NEW YORK.

WHISK-BROOM HOLDER.

. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,835, dated November 8, 1887.

Application filed December 13, 1886. Serial No. 221,395.

ports; and my object is to provide an OI'IIEL" mental bracket or support for the broom, which is adapted to be secured to a wall to forma ready and accessible means for receiving, holding, and allowing the broom to be withdrawn therefrom, and this, preferably, without the visible presence of screws or other fastening or securing devices.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain features of construction, hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective of my invention, a whiskbroom mounted therein. Fig. 2isa rear view. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the base taken on the line w w of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similar View taken on the line 3 y of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is a central vertical. section, showing the means employed for securing the bracket or base to the wall.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

A represents a bracket or base, in this instance of wood and of shield form, but which, if desired, may be of other suitable material and of any desired form. In the back of the base A is a recess, a, in which is secured, by screws (1, a plate, b having an inverted keyhole slot, 0. This plate may be'either set in the back of the base and flush with its outer surface, as shown in Fig. '5, or simply secured thereupon, as shown in Fig. 2. To the front of the base, and at a suitable point thereon, is secured a broom-embracing arm or horn, B,

p which naturally projects out from and across the bracket or base, forming a receptacle for the broom. In this instance I have made the embracing horn or arm in the shape of a horn, and prefer employing a real or natural horn (No model.)

for this purpose, as shown in the drawings. Secured within the base of the horn is a wooden plug, 1), into which a screw, 1), passes from the back of the base. Small tacks or pins, as b, may be employed to ornament or further aid or act solely to secure the horn or arm rigidly to the base, if desired. At one side of the base or bracket-in this instance near its upper corneris secured a match or toothpick safe or receptacle, D, which in this instance I form by sawing off a portion of the base of the horn employed for the broom. After being separated from the horn by simply splitting it longitudinally and mounting it in a base, as d, secured to the bracket, an ornamental receptacle is provided.

By reason of the smooth surface of the horn, I prefer it, or material resembling the same, for the purpose described, in that it permits of an easy insertion and withdrawal of the broom, besides giving the article a very finished and highly-ornamental appearance.

Either one or two screws or other retaining devices, as 9, may be employed to retain the bracket upon the wall, the'operation of securing the bracket in position being merely to insert the screw or screws in proper alignment and relative position with each other, and then inserting the heads thereof through the enlarged portion of the slot 0 and lowering the bracket, so that the screws or nails will be in the position shown in Fig. 5.

If desired, a screw or other retaining device may be inserted through the back of the bracket into the tip of the horn, as shown atf.

The susceptibility of natural horns to a high polish gives to my broom-holder a unique and finished appearance, while the natural curvature of horns is such that it can be, without further treatment, utilized for the purpose specified. Still I do not limit my invention to the employment of natural horn or horns, as artificial horns may be made of celluloid,woodpaper pulp properly finished, or any other desired material, as heretofore stated.

The object of employing two screws, as g, is to prevent sidewise swinging of the,holder when suspended, the upper screw of the pair being first inserted into the eye of the keyhole slot and the holder lowered until the sec- 0nd or lower screw is reached, when that also the base bv means of the screw b, substanis entered, and both are retained Within the tially as specified. r0 elongation of the slot. In testimony whereof I affix my signaturein Having described my invention, what I presence of two witnesses. 5 claim is JOHN WRIGHT.

The base A, provided with the broom-sup- W'itnesses: porting arm 13, having the plug or core I) S. D. LOOKE, mounted therein and secured at one side of N. \V. LOOKE. 

